This koala got its very own water sprinkler to beat the heat

When temperatures in Adelaide, South Australia, hit unbearable heights on Jan. 12, this little koala found himself stressing out — that is, until a kind stranger came along and set up his very own mini sprinkler system.

Adelaide local, Steven Wiltshire, was the mastermind behind the creative cool-down method, setting it up with an alternating 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off system to make sure the koala was sufficiently watered.

He told Mashable Australia, "I figured he was probably hot and dehydrated so I set up one of my lawn sprinklers that hasn't been used in forever, such that water hit the lower reaches of the tree."

Wiltshire left the koala to its devices, and when he returned to the tree later, the koala had made its way down to a lower branch to cool himself off and drink the water. By the morning, it had moved on.

"When I came back this morning it was gone and wasn't lying in a heap underneath the tree so I think he recovered well enough to find another place to do what koalas do all day - sleep and eat!" Wiltshire said.

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